Projectile Point Shape and Durability: The Effect of Thickness: Length
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| ANO | 2006 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Antiquity |
| ISSN | 0002-7316 |
| E-ISSN | 2325-5064 |
| EDITORA | Elsevier (Netherlands) |
| DOI | 10.2307/40035908 |
| CITAÇÕES | 41 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
We describe an experiment that tests the hypothesis that projectile points with high thickness: length ratios are more durable than points with low thickness: length ratios. Fifty obsidian projectile points were manufactured to specific lengths, widths, and thicknesses. These were then fired into a deer carcass with a bow repeatedly until each point broke. None of the points were resharpened. The hardness of the material struck was a significant predictor of a point's durability. Controlling for this variable, however, we found that points with a high thickness: length ratio (>.121) were slightly albeit significantly more durable than those with a low ratio. No other attribute of size or shape was a significant predictor of durability.